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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 11:51 AM Dec 2017

Democrat stops CNN Host cold as she appeased Trump admins felonies

Congressman Denny Heck (D-WA) gave a clinic in how to handle a host who is attempting to minimize the corruption within the Trump administration. He did not give CNN's Erin Burnett any room to leave her spin unanswered. Every Democrat must learn from this; no shouting required.




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Democrat stops CNN Host cold as she appeased Trump admins felonies (Original Post) UCmeNdc Dec 2017 OP
No shouting required because the host let him answer. Mister Ed Dec 2017 #1
Denny MFM008 Dec 2017 #2
Yes, elleng Dec 2017 #3
Erin "So what if Chinese toys are toxic, they're cheap" Burnett GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2017 #4
I remember that! She said that while on MSNBC TheDebbieDee Dec 2017 #12
Didn't she become a mom between then and now? onlyadream Dec 2017 #20
Excellent. Another great post worthy of a tweet. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #5
'Methodical lying.' eom sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #14
Concerted propaganda across a spectrum of media is highly effective, esp.... L. Coyote Dec 2017 #16
Erin Burnett: "There are some who say..." Dr_Pretorius Dec 2017 #6
There are some who.... paleotn Dec 2017 #9
He made great use of his air time CentralMass Dec 2017 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #8
bada boom , call what it is , a felon. AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #10
I really can't stand her Fox wanna be contempt LittleGirl Dec 2017 #11
Good on him.. whathehell Dec 2017 #13
I'm with you LittleGirl. I loathe her. Texin Dec 2017 #15
Wow. Burnett's question to this Congressman was flawed to begin with. It's not that Team Mueller iluvtennis Dec 2017 #17
I got the feeling that Burnett was acting as devil's advocate. ananda Dec 2017 #18
I agree. It was a softball premise. MGKrebs Dec 2017 #22
Someone stole e-mails and someone accepted the stolen e-mails. Sophia4 Dec 2017 #19
"Represents the greatest threat to the integrity of our elections Duppers Dec 2017 #21

Mister Ed

(5,943 posts)
1. No shouting required because the host let him answer.
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 12:00 PM
Dec 2017

If she were a GOP spokesperson instead of a journalist, she would have shoutedshoutedshouted over him to drown out his very reasoned and factual answers.

 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
12. I remember that! She said that while on MSNBC
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 01:25 PM
Dec 2017

X-mas 2007 or 2008!

"Do you want to buy toys for your children that are cheap or safe?" I almost jumped through my TV saying, "How about BOTH, you 8itch?!?!?!"

onlyadream

(2,167 posts)
20. Didn't she become a mom between then and now?
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 02:52 PM
Dec 2017

I bet she feels differently now, which is another example of republicans not being able to empathize until it happens or is related to themselves.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
5. Excellent. Another great post worthy of a tweet.
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 12:37 PM
Dec 2017

It is rather disconcerting that the media engages in lying to cover for public liars. But hey, no surprise given their lying helps elect them.

We need to call for these voices to be fired for their incompetence.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
16. Concerted propaganda across a spectrum of media is highly effective, esp....
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 02:05 PM
Dec 2017

when you only have to sway a few percentage points of the electorate in the polarized political environment the propaganda perpetuates.

Dr_Pretorius

(71 posts)
6. Erin Burnett: "There are some who say..."
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 12:43 PM
Dec 2017

No better than Fox "News."

But she's pretty and that's why she's a "journalist" on our telescreens.

paleotn

(17,947 posts)
9. There are some who....
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 01:11 PM
Dec 2017

can't tie their fucking shoes! God, I hate the "there's some who say" bs. Who, Erin? Who says that? Deluded morons?! Who?!

Response to UCmeNdc (Original post)

LittleGirl

(8,291 posts)
11. I really can't stand her Fox wanna be contempt
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 01:20 PM
Dec 2017

for Liberals and Democrats. Ugh. I stopped watching her years ago. She's awful.

The only time I did catch one or two of her segments was during the Houston Hurricane while she was interviewing Honore. He was amazing about the response or lack of there. She had him on a couple of times that week and I was tuned in.

Texin

(2,597 posts)
15. I'm with you LittleGirl. I loathe her.
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 01:58 PM
Dec 2017

She's the most obviously right-leaning news host on CNN in my opinion. Hubs usually has CNN on in the late afternoon when she's on and the first thing I do is go into the LR and grab the remote to switch to MSNBC. I was stunned (and Heck was too as the video showed his bewildered WTF! shake of his head) when she basically said move along folks, there's absolutely nothing to see here then doubled down on the pile of stinking manure by saying flat out that there was "no collusion". Stunning since Flynn pleaded fucking GUILTY - a FELONY go to prison plea - to get a lighter sentence. What the flying FUCK did she think Mueller took from Flynn in return? Prosecutors don't just give those away without obtaining a bigger "get" and the get is always somebody farther up the food chain. Always.

iluvtennis

(19,870 posts)
17. Wow. Burnett's question to this Congressman was flawed to begin with. It's not that Team Mueller
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 02:18 PM
Dec 2017

had minimally charged him with Lying to the FBI. A person using their critical thinking skills would surmise that there is MUCH MUCH more there. Flynn's legal team wanted the MUCH MUCH more stuff off of the table before they allowed their client to sing like a bird to Team Mueller.

I think Burnett pushed this flawed question for the mere drama/spectacle for ratings. She has been in the news business too long to know that MUCH MUCH more is indded there. GAH

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
22. I agree. It was a softball premise.
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 04:41 PM
Dec 2017

Just a setup to let him state his piece.
And it is a legit question anyway- you know there are plenty of pundits who are saying exactly that, and others as well including the White House itself. It seems fair and responsible to ask for rebuttal to that.

 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
19. Someone stole e-mails and someone accepted the stolen e-mails.
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 02:41 PM
Dec 2017

Then someone conspired to accept and disseminate the stolen e-mails.

Someone is presumed to have provided Russian agents with personal political information about American voters. And then the Russian agents contacted those voters via the internet with the goal of influencing those voters. All that took money. Where did the money come from? If it was Russia, then did Trump campaign volunteers and employees know the money was being spent on their campaign? Should they have known? Should they have contacted the Federal Election Commission about illegal foreign involvement in the US election campaign? What duty do candidates have to reveal foreign assistance they receive in their campaign?

The Trump campaign should have reported to authorities the foreign influence in their campaign as soon as they were aware of it.

Here is a letter from the Federal Elections Commission on this very topic:

https://www.fec.gov/resources/about-fec/commissioners/weintraub/statements/2017-06-21_ELW_Memo_on_Commissions_Response_to_Foreign_Election_Interference.pdf

Sorry I can't seem to quote from the letter. Please read it.

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
21. "Represents the greatest threat to the integrity of our elections
Sun Dec 3, 2017, 04:09 PM
Dec 2017
that our nation has ever seen."
- FBI on Russian involvement


The letter is a pdf that downloaded to my phone. Could not copy text contained within it but thanks for that link!



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